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Akavall Posted 18 years ago
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"God is an Englishman"

"God is an Englishman"

Does this phrase essentially mean "we got lucky" from the British point of view? But is there a negative tone to this expression?
  

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It's a statement of privilege, snobbery. (We know *** is ALL of us, but (in this statement) the thought is that *** is an Englishman, only)

— Anonymous

  • It's a statement of privilege, snobbery.
  • (We know *** is ALL of us, but (in this statement) the thought is that *** is an Englishman, only)
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It's a statement of privilege, snobbery.

(We know *** is ALL of us, but (in this statement) the thought is that *** is an Englishman, only)
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It's also the name of a book.
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AnonymousIt's a statement of privilege, snobbery.

(We know *** is ALL of us, but (in this statement) the thought is that *** is an Englishman, only)

I see. It's a good thing this phrase is rarely used
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